About the Orchestra
Education and Community Programs Strengthen Orchestra’s Hometown
The Cleveland Orchestra’s many education and community programs are strengthening and expanding the musical programs and connections offered to the citizens of Northeast Ohio.
Meet the Music Director: Franz Welser-Möst
In addition to being Music Director of The Cleveland Orchestra, Franz Welser-Möst also serves as General Music Director of the Vienna State Opera.
Severance Hall — America’s Most Beautiful Concert Hall
The Cleveland Orchestra’s home, opened in 1931 and renovated and expanded in 2000, is universally praised as one of America’s most beautiful and best-sounding concert halls. Read about its history, capabilities, and folklore.
Listen to The Cleveland Orchestra on the Radio
Even if you can't be at Severance Hall or Blossom Music Center in person, you can hear The Cleveland Orchestra each week in live or recorded radio broadcasts, or via on demand streaming of select concerts available for listening anytime. Tune in to WCLV (104.9 FM) weekly for live broadcasts. Visit WCLV to learn more.
Concerts on Tour
and on the Road
Where in Ohio (or the world) is The Cleveland Orchestra playing next? Visit the Event Calendar, check the boxes under “select a location,” and click the “Update Calendar” button. For reports on tours as they’re happening, visit the Cleveland Orchestra blog.
The Cleveland Orchestra
Under the leadership of Music Director Franz Welser-Möst, The Cleveland Orchestra has become one of the most sought-after performing ensembles in the world. In concerts at its winter home at Severance Hall and its summer home at Blossom Music Center, in residencies from Miami to Vienna, and on tour around the world, The Cleveland Orchestra sets standards of artistic excellence, concert programming, and community engagement.
Acclaimed Miami Residency Continues in 2012
The Cleveland Orchestra’s annual three-week Miami Residency consists of subscription concerts at the Adrienne Arsht Center’s John S. and James L. Knight Concert Hall, as well as education and community outreach programs serving over 20,000 adults and young people in the Miami-Dade community. The orchestra reaches more than 3,500 grade school students through its free education concerts. Under the guidance of its Miami-based board of directors, the Cleveland Orchestra Miami Residency’s commitment to education and community service is a vibrant testament to the history and tradition of The Cleveland Orchestra.
